I took a break from marking today to walk around the yard and look at the new blossoms on the trees. I do this at least a couple times every day - a few breaths of fresh air, the joy of seeing things growing. When I got near one of the big bushes in our yard to inspect the yellow flowers, the whole thing seemed to be buzzing. It was literally swarming with big bumble bees! I couldn’t miss the chance to try and get that bee photo I wanted on day #17.
It was much harder than anticipated. Those bees were busy! They buzzed about from blossom to blossom on high speed. Before I could focus, the bee was gone out of my frame and onto the next sweet flower. I was impressed with how dedicated they were to their task, not distracted by me at all. They had one goal and they worked to accomplish it with remarkable persistence.
In the middle of this, Len called me over to where he was working. He had lifted a rock and uncovered an ant colony. We watched as they scattered in all directions, busy trying to carry all the eggs to safety, going into crisis mode. We were amazed to see the Queen ant quickly surrounded by workers who appeared to be helping her! Indeed, one of them actually grabbed onto her and pulled her to safety.
Thought for the Day
Oh, the things we can learn from the tiniest of creatures! Two things I value highly, a good work ethic and supportive relationships, were demonstrated before my very eyes by ants and bees!
I can relate to the bees; I love to be busy with exciting projects and new dreams on the horizon. I don’t finish one thing before the next idea has hatched in my mind. And although at times I wear myself out, I really wouldn’t have it any other way. For me, having a bazillion things to buzz around and accomplish feels great! I am blessed to have a career that allows me to constantly be living out my dreams.
And the ants: well the ants reminded me how important it is to support one another when the world gets turned upside down. It can be my nature to panic when things are out of my control, and sometimes I get focused on who is to blame or the injustice of the situation and it only makes the situation worse. I loved the ants for how quickly they came to the assistance of others and seemed not to worry about their own safety, but of the good of the colony. Can we learn from that? Can we put our own petty arguments aside in times of trial and
think not of ourselves but of the whole?
In researching ants a bit this evening I learned that they cannot survive without one another. In fact, they are almost considered one organism (with each ant as a cell) because it’s only through the whole colony working together cooperatively that any of them will stay alive. Hmmm… food for thought. I think we as humans (and Christians!) need each other too and a truly beautiful community can be created if we realize that we’re all in it together.
It’s only in working together that we will find the wholeness we seek.
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